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Letters Patent No. 98,325, dated December 28,1869.

IMPROVED BED-LOUNGE.

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To 'whom it 'may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN C. WILKINs, of Elgin, in the county of Kane, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bed- Lounges; and`I do declare that the following is atrue and accurate description thereof, reference being had -to the accompanying draw-ings, and to the letters of construction of lounges or Ottomans, whereby the v same may be converted, at will, into an easy bed or couch, and consists in the peculiar method of constructing and attaching the back to the body of the lounge, by means of an intermediate leaf, 0f wood, hinged to both; also in the lariain ';ement of the various parts, as hereinafter morevfully shown and set forth.

In the drawings- A represents the body of a lounge, upholstered iu any desired manner, and mounted on proper legs.

Bis the back, ot'equal lsize with the hotly of the lounge, and similarly upholstered; lits iiameis hinged, as shown at b, tig. 2, so that when used asa bed, the shorterl end, G,'may be raised uniformly with the head of the body ot' the lounge, inwbich position, by

. a hook and staple, j, or other suitable means, 'it may he secured. 1

a is a leaf, of wood or other material, hinged to the rear legs of the lounge, as shown at c'. To its other, edge is secured the edgej of the back B, by means of the hinges d. t

e is a leg, hinged to the rear or under part of the back B, and one or more of which are employed t-ov support it, when thrown down-to form abcd, the front, however, being supported, by resting 'on the upper edge of the leaf a, as shown in fig. 1.

When arranged as a bed, the head before stated, is secured to the bead of the lounge, by a'hook, j', while the foot is secured in like manner by the radial hook g. e 4

When it is desired to convert the article into alounge, the hooks are disengaged, the back thrown up, and the leaf down, as shown'iu dotted lilies iu fig 1, wit-h one-half ofthe back projecting above the plane kof the lounge A, in which position the back is secured by the hook y, at the foot, and by a suitable hook at the head;

l- What I claim as my invention, and desire to-secure by Letters Patent, is

The construction of a bed-lounge, wherein the couch A, back B, leaf c, hinges c and d, hinged snpport e, and hooksfand g, are arranged and operated inthe manner and for the purpose specified.

Witnesses: BENJAMIN C. WILKINS.

GEO. O. MANCHESTER,

H. S. SPRAGUE.

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